Protest held in support of 18-year-old shot in the head at Quebec courthouse
MANIWAKI, Que. — Friends and loved ones of an 18-year-old who was seriously injured in an altercation with a special contable held a protest on Saturday in front of the Quebec courthouse where the young man was shot.
The raucous participants cheered and waved signs reading Justice for Steven as they held a small demonstration and march in Maniwaki, about 130 km north of Ottawa.
Steven Bertrand was shot in the head on Jan. 31 after struggling with a special constable.
Quebec’s police watchdog said in a news release that the young man allegedly grabbed the constable’s baton and inflicted a blow before the constable pulled a service weapon and fired it.